Created for Delight: "Have I done anything today to fulfill the purpose for which Thou didst cause me to born? Give me the grace to answer honestly, oh Lord." Years ago, this question leaped out at me from the pages of a dog-eared devotional book I kept by my bed. I remember even now the weight I felt as I wished I knew the answer. For all the spiritual activity that filled my days, I simply could not say yes with any degree of confidence. I wasn't really sure why God had caused me to be born. Was there some destiny I had yet to fulfill, some mystery of my existence yet to be unveiled? To read more, click here.
God's Healing Oil: the Ministry of Contemplative Prayer: The first seeds of contemplative prayer were planted in my soul as a college freshman, when an older aunt challenged me to seek God's face as well as His hand. Getting to know Him through quiet moments of meditation brought new life to the stale traditionalism of my faith. To read more, click here.
Eager for More: The story was always the same: A man in a dark suit delivered a check for a million dollars to some unsuspecting soul whose life changed miraculously over the course of an hour. As a child, watching "The Millionaire" filled me with hope. I believed that if my family got that check, everything would be wonderful. Today, I'd settle for enough to get by. But how much is really enough? To read more, click here.
A Sister's Prayer, & God's Timing: Writing about answered prayer for a magazine called Pray! Is more than a little intimidating to me. I flinch when people refer to me as a prayer warrior, for my ministry of intercession is fraught with seasons of struggle and often more questions than answers. To read more, click here.
So Many Needs, So Little Time: Lately, a lot of loose ends have been cluttering my prayer life. Requests keep piling up, and I just can't get to them all. Though it is exhilarating to be part of today's great prayer movement, I'm afraid that modern technology is wreaking havoc with my heart. To read more, click here.
